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The '''Master of Physical Therapy (MPT)''' is a post baccalaureate [[academic degree|degree]] conferred upon successful completion of an accredited [[Physical therapy]] professional education program. |
The '''Master of Physical Therapy (MPT)''' is a post baccalaureate [[academic degree|degree]] conferred upon successful completion of an accredited [[Physical therapy]] professional education program.{{Fact|date=November 2008}} |
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Successful candidates are then qualified to apply for and take the Physical Therapy national licensure exam (in their particular [[U.S. state|state]]; students who pass this exam are then licensed (or registered) as Physical Therapists (and may typically use the designation LPT, RPT, or simply PT). |
Successful candidates are then qualified to apply for and take the Physical Therapy national licensure exam (in their particular [[U.S. state|state]]; students who pass this exam are then licensed (or registered) as Physical Therapists (and may typically use the designation LPT, RPT, or simply PT).{{Fact|date=November 2008}} |
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Until the end of the 1990s, Physical therapy education was structured as a [[Bachelor's Degree]]. Those who completed the program were qualified to apply for the exam (and to subsequently enter Physical Therapy practice). However, with the on-going support of the [[American Physical Therapy Association]] (the accrediting organization for all American PT academic programs) the bachelor's degree in physical therapy was slowly replaced by the Master of Physical Therapy. In the future, physical therapy education in the United States will transition to a clinical doctorate, the [[Doctor of Physical Therapy]] degree. |
Until the end of the 1990s, Physical therapy education was structured as a [[Bachelor's Degree]]. Those who completed the program were qualified to apply for the exam (and to subsequently enter Physical Therapy practice). However, with the on-going support of the [[American Physical Therapy Association]] (the accrediting organization for all American PT academic programs) the bachelor's degree in physical therapy was slowly replaced by the Master of Physical Therapy. In the future, physical therapy education in the United States will transition to a clinical doctorate, the [[Doctor of Physical Therapy]] degree.{{Fact|date=November 2008}} |
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It should be noted that those who have graduated with either the BSPT (Bachelor of Physical Therapy) or the MSPT (Master of Physical Therapy) degrees are considered "equivalent" and equally qualified to practice physical therapy as those who have graduated with the more recent DPT degree; as they are all equal [[first professional degree]]s for the practice of the profession of physical therapy.{{Fact|date=November 2008}} |
It should be noted that those who have graduated with either the BSPT (Bachelor of Physical Therapy) or the MSPT (Master of Physical Therapy) degrees are considered "equivalent" and equally qualified to practice physical therapy as those who have graduated with the more recent DPT degree; as they are all equal [[first professional degree]]s for the practice of the profession of physical therapy.{{Fact|date=November 2008}} |
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The Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) is a post baccalaureate degree conferred upon successful completion of an accredited Physical therapy professional education program.[citation needed]
United States
Successful candidates are then qualified to apply for and take the Physical Therapy national licensure exam (in their particular state; students who pass this exam are then licensed (or registered) as Physical Therapists (and may typically use the designation LPT, RPT, or simply PT).[citation needed]
Until the end of the 1990s, Physical therapy education was structured as a Bachelor's Degree. Those who completed the program were qualified to apply for the exam (and to subsequently enter Physical Therapy practice). However, with the on-going support of the American Physical Therapy Association (the accrediting organization for all American PT academic programs) the bachelor's degree in physical therapy was slowly replaced by the Master of Physical Therapy. In the future, physical therapy education in the United States will transition to a clinical doctorate, the Doctor of Physical Therapy degree.[citation needed]
It should be noted that those who have graduated with either the BSPT (Bachelor of Physical Therapy) or the MSPT (Master of Physical Therapy) degrees are considered "equivalent" and equally qualified to practice physical therapy as those who have graduated with the more recent DPT degree; as they are all equal first professional degrees for the practice of the profession of physical therapy.[citation needed]